Capt. David McCarthy, 349th Combat Support Hospital chaplain, leads the benediction during the transfer of authority ceremony for United States Military Hospital-Kuwait at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, May 6, 2019. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Connie Jones)

Nevada National Guard Chaplain Troy Dandrea and soldiers from the 1st Squadron 221st Cavalry lead an audience of civilians and veterans in the Pledge of Allegiance during the local National Day of Prayer Ceremony in front of the Las Vegas City Hall, 02 May, 2019. Photo by Technical Sergeant Garrett Wake, 152nd AW/PA.

Interview with Nevada National Guard Chaplain Capt. Troy Dandrea about the National Guard’s involvement in National Day of Prayer Ceremony, Las Vegas City Hall, 02 May, 2019. Interview by Technical Sergeant Garrett Wake.

National Guard Chaplain Tory Dander and seven other local religious leaders stand together as the local National Day of Prayer Ceremony in front of the Las Vegas City Hall concludes. Over one-hundred people came to attend the event which lasted just over one hour, 02 May, 2019. Photo by Technical Sergeant Garrett Wake, 152nd AW/PA.

Nevada National Guard Chaplain Troy Dandrea delivers a prayer to a crowd attending the local National Day of Prayer ceremony in front of the Las Vegas City Hall. Chaplain Dandrea was one of eight religious leaders from local communities who were invited to lead the audience in prayer. Photo by Technical Sergeant Garrett Wake, 152nd […]

The tradition of the Staff Ride dates back to the early 1900s when Maj. Eben Swift, the assistant commandant of the General Service and Staff School Fort Leavenworth, Kansas would take students to visit Civil War battlefields. Today, units across the Army, like the North Carolina National Guard’s 139th Regional Training Institute, still conduct Staff […]

Captain Marc D. Lhowe, chaplain of the Marietta based, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment, leads the unit in prayer prior to their departure for Kosovo at the Clay National Guard Center, Marietta, Ga., on May 5, 2019. The unit is deploying to Kosovo in support of peacekeeping operations in the region. U.S. Army National Guard […]

North Carolina Air National Guard Enjoys Wingman Day By Staff Sgt. Laura J. Montgomery 145th Airlift Wing Public Affairs 05/04/2019 – CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Members of the North Carolina Air National attend the Wingman Day brief in a C-17 Globemaster III hangar at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport, May 4th, 2019, which encompassed guest speakers […]